Megan Abbott: El Dorado Drive

New York Times’ best-selling author Megan Abbott often uses true crime stories as a jumping off point for her wildly popular novels. Now she has a new book out called El Dorado Drive. It’s about three sisters who become entangled in a pyramid scheme that turns very dark. The real story behind the novel is so strange, it’s hard to know what really happened. And luckily, Megan has done a huge amount of research.

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Elliot Williams: Five Bullets

Elliot Williams: Five Bullets

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Paul Solet: Chowchilla

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Skip Hollandsworth: She Kills

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Meg Gardiner: UNSUB

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